Elderberry Blossom Tea Recipe

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Back in the 1960s, I bought an old cookbook at an auction. Inside were several old recipes handwritten on plain paper, including recipes for home remedies like this tea.—Genevieve Corley, Amesbury, Massachusetts

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Elderberry Blossom Tea Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 10 min.

Yield: 1 Servings

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Ingredients

1 to 2 tablespoons dried elderberry blossoms or 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh elderberry blossoms
1 cup boiling water
Sugar to taste
1 thin lemon slice

Directions

In a tea cup or mug, steep elderberry blossoms in boiling water for 5-10 minutes; strain. Add sugar and lemon. Yield: 1 serving.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 14 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 2 mg sodium, 3 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, trace protein.

Originally published as Elderberry Blossom Tea in Taste of Home June/July 1994, p59